| December 2007
Hafemeister Funeral Home 611 E. Main St. WatertownMichael S. FisherMichael S. Fisher, 52, of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at the Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn following an apparent heart attack.A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Hafemeister Funeral Home in Watertown with the Rev. James Werner of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.Family and friends may call to pay their respects at the funeral home on Thursday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.Michael was born in Monroe on Nov. 2, 1955, son of the late Vernon and Barbara (Goldbeck) Fisher. On Oct. 26, 1985, he married the former Tammie Jo Miller at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Watertown.Michael was a 1975 graduate of Watertown High School and a self employed carpenter.
Pregame show
He also has served as coordinator of the college's writing program; director of the honors program; and editor of The Sextant, a publication of faculty research. His collection of short stories, "Off in Zimbabwe," won the prize for fiction from the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. IN LOCAL GALLERIES: Zumi's Expresso & Ice Cream in Ipswich marks its fifth anniversary with a show of new paintings by Julia Purinton, opening tomorrow and running through February. The large-scale paintings celebrate the beauty and transience of the natural world, and reflect the artist's interest in mood and memory. Since its opening, Zumi's has offered exhibition space in the café to local artists. "Nara to Nantucket," an exhibit of photographs by Steve Fulghum, opens at the Marblehead Arts Association from 2 to 4 p.m.
Parents hit by university degree debt
And that doesn't take into account extra costs such as textbooks and transport. Australian Medical Students' Association president Michael Bonning said he personally knew of parents who were mortgaging their homes for their children's education. Skyrocketing degree prices have angered student unions, which are calling for a revision of all fees, including costs at private institutions such as Bond University. Even medical students who utilise the Higher Education Contribution Scheme at UQ will have to find more than $55,000 if they do a Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, Economics or Engineering first. UQ law students going on to medicine will have to pay back about $68,000 under HECS. Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard said the number of degrees costing more than $100,000 would diminish next year, when the Government abolished full-fee paying domestic undergraduate and bachelor places in public universities.
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